CredoWriters: Wakdok, Samuel Stephen.
There goes a song with the title “Dreams can come true.” The difference between the title of the song and the title of this article lies in two words; our and still. The former to personalize it and take ownership of the dream; the later to illustrate that it is not time barred. This is not also to say our dreams should not be time bound.
We often look and marvel at the dreams of others that we fail to have our own dreams. And many times we fail to dream or believe in the veracity of our dreams because we feel time has run out.
Irrespective of what we feel or even believe, it is our responsibility to not only dream, but to believe that our dreams will come true. It is not just mere wishes but when we back our dreams with actions, then we are on track. We must first dream and then take ownership of our dreams. We must personalize our dreams to stop us from regretting when we see others living and fulfilling their dreams which may be the replica of ours.
Severally we have dreams which did not come true in the past that is not to say that they will not or can not come true. They still can come true and we can still make them come true. Dreams that we have while awake, whether consciously or sub-consciously. Dreams we have with our pens and papers on our desks or with our key boards and black berries. Dreams consciously pursued will be attained. Dreams we believe in can still come true.
It is never too late to start dreaming, neither is it too late for those dreams to come true. It is only too early to call it quit but never too late to succeed. It may be too early to declare that we have failed but it will not be too late to win. Our dreams may come true as slowly as a snail but is better than crashing on our hopes as fast as a jet.
What ever our dreams were, we can keep them going. What ever our dreams are we can push them on. What ever our dreams will be we can achieve them. Our dreams will still come true if we believe in ourselves and the dreams we have. No dream is too tall, even dreams which look like fantasies can be made realistic fantasies. Fantasy is the creative power of imagination and that is what dreams are all about. We create first in our minds and then we re create in reality exactly that which we created in our minds.
Mistakes are what seem to take us farther from realizing our dreams. Mistakes threaten the spokes of our dreams’ wheels. Yet, mistakes are not to destroy our dreams or stop them from coming true. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never dreamt. Any one who has never made a mistake has never dared, and no one wins without daring. Brooding over past mistakes only deprive us from dreaming. Mistakes should only serve as learning points rather than endpoints.
Our dreams are the seeds of hope which can grow into bamboo trees. The seeds may take long to sprout. The stem when the tree finally grows is the strongest hollow produced by a tree. Our dreams can still come true only if we do not kill the dreams we have and if we start dreaming again. God who has been so kind to give us this life will not be so cruel not to allow us achieve our dreams! Our dreams, the seeds of hope can still come true.
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
THE CHAIRS OF THIS WORLD
CredoWriters: Wakdok, Samuel Stephen.
Many proud and arrogant people no doubt have succeeded greatly in different endeavours of life, but pride has also cost the world so much. Arrogance has led men and nations to wars, pride has killed generations and arrogance has destroyed families and homes. Humanity has found itself at the mercies of arrogant people at one point or the other.
The build up of arms and ammunition, the invasion of lands and countries and attacks on the inhabitants are all fall outs of pride. Pride is responsible for the greed to have all and thus exploitation. The pride of people who feel their ego rather than conscience must be obeyed has led the world to various misfortunes.
Humility which is the opposite of pride is seldom always found, yet no humble man or woman has ever been known to regret his or her humility. True great people have always been humble; Gandi, Mandela, Lincoln, King, Mother Theresa, Princess Diana, Pope John Paul etc. Humility is a virtue many people would rather not want to court. We will not certainly allow the other party to carry the day. No; the world will call us weak when we allow our humility to chase away that ego that demands respect, that ego to covet all, that ego to oppress others.
I have seen humility in a few people which is highly commendable, but the greatest I have seen is in chairs. The chairs squat all their lives on earth to enable you and I sit. Can we beat that? Competition is good and it brings about choices and varieties. Pride however has led to unhealthy competitions and rivalries among individuals, groups, organizations, religions and even nations. Lacking the humility and simplicity of the chairs is what makes men to lie, steal and even kill to protect what they feel is theirs and in some cases; what is not even theirs. Pride and unhealthy competition make us to cheat even if just to show ourselves in a better light than what we truly are. Pride and ego is what make organizations to falsify their results and exaggerate their capabilities or achievements.
The chairs of this world have the patience none of us will be ready or pleased to have. Chairs squat for years to see students through schools, to sit us at homes, to sit visitors and researchers, to sit business men and politicians. As inanimate as these chairs are, what will be the fate of human beings in a world without chairs? From the dinning to the sitting rooms, from the church to the conference room, from the car to the aero plane. Do these chairs not deserve our commendation? Have we ever given these chairs the glory of passing an exam, of clinching a deal we negotiated on a round table, or the growth of our businesses etc?
Rather when we graduate from school we leave them behind, when we gain promotions we discard our old seats but the chairs do not get jealous that we left them behind or we would leave them behind when we succeed from point A to point B.
The chairs of this world should teach us to be humble, simple and selfless. Many at times we ought to be the chairs that will lead to success, lead to break-throughs, lead to inventions. We can not become furniture but metaphorically speaking we must be humble and patient like the chairs to enable us act as catalyst which will lead to greatness, harmony and development. And unlike the chairs made of furniture that are lifeless, we have the privilege of seeing the results of our virtues, which is transforming the world and leaving good legacies behind.
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Many proud and arrogant people no doubt have succeeded greatly in different endeavours of life, but pride has also cost the world so much. Arrogance has led men and nations to wars, pride has killed generations and arrogance has destroyed families and homes. Humanity has found itself at the mercies of arrogant people at one point or the other.
The build up of arms and ammunition, the invasion of lands and countries and attacks on the inhabitants are all fall outs of pride. Pride is responsible for the greed to have all and thus exploitation. The pride of people who feel their ego rather than conscience must be obeyed has led the world to various misfortunes.
Humility which is the opposite of pride is seldom always found, yet no humble man or woman has ever been known to regret his or her humility. True great people have always been humble; Gandi, Mandela, Lincoln, King, Mother Theresa, Princess Diana, Pope John Paul etc. Humility is a virtue many people would rather not want to court. We will not certainly allow the other party to carry the day. No; the world will call us weak when we allow our humility to chase away that ego that demands respect, that ego to covet all, that ego to oppress others.
I have seen humility in a few people which is highly commendable, but the greatest I have seen is in chairs. The chairs squat all their lives on earth to enable you and I sit. Can we beat that? Competition is good and it brings about choices and varieties. Pride however has led to unhealthy competitions and rivalries among individuals, groups, organizations, religions and even nations. Lacking the humility and simplicity of the chairs is what makes men to lie, steal and even kill to protect what they feel is theirs and in some cases; what is not even theirs. Pride and unhealthy competition make us to cheat even if just to show ourselves in a better light than what we truly are. Pride and ego is what make organizations to falsify their results and exaggerate their capabilities or achievements.
The chairs of this world have the patience none of us will be ready or pleased to have. Chairs squat for years to see students through schools, to sit us at homes, to sit visitors and researchers, to sit business men and politicians. As inanimate as these chairs are, what will be the fate of human beings in a world without chairs? From the dinning to the sitting rooms, from the church to the conference room, from the car to the aero plane. Do these chairs not deserve our commendation? Have we ever given these chairs the glory of passing an exam, of clinching a deal we negotiated on a round table, or the growth of our businesses etc?
Rather when we graduate from school we leave them behind, when we gain promotions we discard our old seats but the chairs do not get jealous that we left them behind or we would leave them behind when we succeed from point A to point B.
The chairs of this world should teach us to be humble, simple and selfless. Many at times we ought to be the chairs that will lead to success, lead to break-throughs, lead to inventions. We can not become furniture but metaphorically speaking we must be humble and patient like the chairs to enable us act as catalyst which will lead to greatness, harmony and development. And unlike the chairs made of furniture that are lifeless, we have the privilege of seeing the results of our virtues, which is transforming the world and leaving good legacies behind.
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